Kuomintang Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en stated a weekend temple rally with Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu gave her campaign a “major shot in the arm” ahead of the upcoming municipal elections.

The system collects water that flows through sand and gravel beneath the riverbed. This provides a relatively stable, naturally filtered source when surface water becomes muddy after heavy rain.

A prepared getaway gave way to a spending spree: three Mercedes-Benz cars, new phones and a hostess-club visit. Within days of the incident on Oct. 8, police had arrested four suspects in the NT$14.5 million armored-truck theft and recovered most of the cash.

Tainan’s central railway moves underground Oct. 17, beginning a transformation that will retain the historic station and create space for a greenway. Further construction will continue, with full completion scheduled for 2031.

Lai Jui-lung and Ko Chih-en will face each other in a televised mayoral debate on Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. The format includes policy presentations, media questions and cross-examination.

Kaohsiung police arrested a 38-year-old man after a preliminary count found 38 scooter seats damaged across four streets in Fongshan District.

Meet “Taiwan 22” author Tyrel Cameron Eskelson at The Hub on Oct. 17 for books, travel stories and conversation with John Ross and Eryk Smith.

Tsai Ing-wen and Hsiao Bi-khim are scheduled to join Lai Jui-lung’s Oct. 17 campaign rally near Fongshan West MRT station. Frank Hsieh and Mayor Chen Chi-mai are also on the announced guest list.

The Pingtung County Government has deployed a new bilingual travel system featuring multilingual QR codes and staff translation training across 15 major transit hubs to assist foreign visitors.

Kaohsiung plans to evaluate bids for 14 additional light rail trains in late October, with a contract possible in November and deployment targeted for mid-2029.